Open AccessBarriers to and determinants of medication adherence among hypertensive patients attended National Health Service Hospital, Sunderland
Author(s) -
Muhammad Umair Khan,
Shahjahan Shah,
Tahir Hameed
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.129175
Subject(s) - medicine , medication adherence , pharmacotherapy , mortality rate , emergency medicine , pediatrics
Hypertension is a silent killer, a time bomb in both the developed and developing nations of the world. It is one of the most significant risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality resulting from target-organ damage to blood vessels in the heart, brain, kidney and eyes. Adherence to long-term therapy for chronic illnesses like hypertension is an important tool to enhance the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy.